Explain the meaning of the term homeostasis and give an example of a typical homeostatic mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Disease is a disruption in homeostasis, so you try to set it right. From Wordnik.com. [A Look at the Inner Life of a Doomed Cell] Reference
He came up the idea of homeostasis, and was a champion of using scientific method. From Wordnik.com. [Banting’s Letter on Corpulence | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
Insulin resistant status was defined as a homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) value of >. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
And the experience of a loving, healthy relationship actually helps homeostasis, which is the self - regulation of your body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
The single word homeostasis is convenient shorthand for the ensemble of regulations and the resulting state of regulated life. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-02-14] Reference
On this view, similarly, we eat primarily to restore bodily homeostasis, that is, to maintain a condition of being well fed, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth (historical)] Reference
Hindus, the myth points to a dynamic among the gods that helps to maintain overall cosmic balance, often called homeostasis by scholars. From Wordnik.com. [Earthpages.ca - Think Free] Reference
All organisms are confronted with dynamic environmental changes that challenge homeostasis, which is the operational definition of stress. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
All groups want to achieve "homeostasis" or a sort of functional, social balance. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Tian Dayton: Diane Schuler: Further Discussion] Reference
The word "homeostasis" is not commonly used in homeopathy. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It brings the body into a natural state of equilibrium called "homeostasis", vital to health and well being. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store]
'homeostasis' and demonstrated the homeostatic role of the autonomic nervous system. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Systems tend to resist change and maintain homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [All shook up] Reference
What characterizes living processes is homeokinesis and not homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [ENVIRONMENT] Reference
In fact, our bodies fight to maintain this optimal weight (homeostasis). From Wordnik.com. [Colleen Perry: New Year's Resolution: To Be Happy in 2009, Stop Dieting!] Reference
The primary components responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis are. From Wordnik.com. [Homeostasis] Reference
The journey back toward non-oil population homeostasis will not be pretty. From Wordnik.com. [Part 1: First change--The Long Emergency] Reference
Hopefully homeostasis will return before I have to go to happy hour at six. From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
JACOBS: The cannabinoid system is -- functions to maintain body homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2004] Reference
And when the homeostasis of AN ENTIRE COUNTRY is lost, anything is possible!. From Wordnik.com. [Political Polls. Seabirds of Revolution?] Reference
KILLIAN: No, it's not acceptable and it doesn't represent homeostasis either. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2008] Reference
The thing is, when homeostasis goes, all bets are off on what happens to the system. From Wordnik.com. [Political Polls. Seabirds of Revolution?] Reference
With the whole thing being stirred up constantly by continual homeostasis correction. From Wordnik.com. [The K-Factor] Reference
Your limbic brain regulates self-referred, self feedback, and homeostasis in your body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2007] Reference
Your limbic brain regulates self-referred, self-feedback, and homeostasis in your body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2007] Reference
Each cell performs specialized functions and plays a role in the maintenance of homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [Cells] Reference
Rebecca Scally of Jamestown, Ind., smiled after she correctly spelled the word "homeostasis.". From Wordnik.com. [Meet the Bees] Reference
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) acts as a control, helping to maintain homeostasis in the body. From Wordnik.com. [Weight Loss and the Autonomic Nervous System] Reference
Instead, a Middle Way Path allows for a system, human or societal, to live in some sort of homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [Gorbachev and the Buddha--A Middle Way for Humanity] Reference
Can - non introduced the word “homeostasis” to describe this phenomenon in his The Wisdom of the Body (1932). From Wordnik.com. [ENVIRONMENT] Reference
They learned she called the potentially dangerous stunt a science lab to help kids learn the properties of homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2008] Reference
Through some deep, bottom-up process, he has developed strategies for equanimity, and now he's become a homeostasis machine. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Mwangaguhunga: Is This The End Of The "Tough Guy" President?] Reference
Rather than revising dogmas, fundamentalists develop stronger defenses against external threats to a traditional homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie Tarico: Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 5 of 6] Reference
Any stressor; noise, cigarettes, sugars, excessive alcohol, etc. causes the body to overreact in an effort to reach homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [Noise And How It Affects The Human Body Part 3.] Reference
Giving the problem some thought, I realized those improvements were more important to me than the lifestyle homeostasis I was in. From Wordnik.com. [Go Slow and Change Your Life] Reference
But again, I know that it is moving beyond homeostasis; stretching beyond my comfort zone, that supports my growth on all levels. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Mannino: Your Guide To R.E.A.L. Change] Reference
However, with each subsequent breath, the air tastes better and the contraction of the respiratory system returns to homeostasis. From Wordnik.com. [absentia Diary Entry] Reference
In George Leonard's book Mastery, he brilliantly defines homeostasis, specifically, in regards to human beings and the change process. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Mannino: Your Guide To R.E.A.L. Change] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.